crooked FEL

deerhunter1 · Jun 23, 2014

the right side of my FEL is lower than the left. this is a recent issue. if I lower it until the right side just touches the left side is still about a half inch off the floor. any suggestions? this bugs me ! I posted a pic. not sure if it worked though.

k0ua · Jun 23, 2014

deerhunter1 said:
the right side of my FEL is lower than the left. this is a recent issue. if I lower it until the right side just touches the left side is still about a half inch off the floor. any suggestions? this bugs me ! I posted a pic. not sure if it worked though.

The half inch isn't enough to hardly worry about. BUT if you are.. you can do this: Find an immovable object you can get the high side of your loader lip under. Raise the loader until your Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) goes into relief. Repeat as neccessary several times, checking between times on your perfectly level floor. Oh, before you do this make sure all the tire pressures are where they need to be, both front and rear. As a warning, If your opposite rear tire comes up off of the ground, now you know you need more ballast.

Be prepared for that to happen, and it happens fast. This procedure should "rack" you loader back square again. If is is now square (don't overdo it) be sure to check torque on all the loader mounting bolts again as a precaution. See your loader manual for the torque settings. You usually rack in the first place by doing the same thing, hooking one side of the bucket on something that won't move and prying up.